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1 Regional Dialogue on Current and Future Challenges for the Multilateral Trading System Perspectives from Southern Africa October 2015 Cape Town, South Africa Conference Venue: Cape Town Lodge Hotel, 101 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001 Participants: Civil society, business and media participants from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Language: English Organisation South Africa Office Renate Tenbusch Director P.O. Box Craighall 2024 Johannesburg T: South Africa Office Romi Reinecke Programme Manager P.O. Box Craighall 2024 Johannesburg T: World Trade Organization Bernard Kuiten Head of External Relations Information and External Relations Division Centre William Rappard, Rue de Lausanne Geneva 21 - Switzerland T: bernard.kuiten@wto.org Geneva Office Yvonne Theemann Senior Program Officer, Trade and Development Chemin du Point-du-Jour, 6bis 1202 Geneva Switzerland T: ytheemann@fes-geneva.org Page 1 of 5

2 Sunday, 25 October 2015 Arrival of civil society participants Monday, 26 October 2015 Civil Society Dialogue 09:00 Registration of participants 09:30-10:00 Opening and Welcome Remarks Renate Tenbusch, Director, South Africa Office, Keith Rockwell, Director, Information and External Relations Division, World Trade Organization 10:00-11:30 Introduction to the WTO: (1) The multilateral trading system and international trade negotiations (2) WTO decision making 11:30-11:45 Coffee/Tea Break 11:45-13:00 The 10 th WTO-Ministerial Conference: Where do we stand? 13:00-14:30 Lunch Break 14:30-16:00 The Trade Facilitation Agreement what's in it for Africa? Tbd (speakers from the region) - Joseph Musariri (SADC Freight Forwarders Association) Mark Pearson (Independent Consultant COMESA/SADC region) ideally, a business person in support and a government/civil society person Page 2 of 5

3 with questions 16:00-16:30 Coffee/Tea Break 16:30-17:45 How can trade work for growth, development and jobs? Or a session on civil society and WTO Ambassador Faizel Ismail (Advisor to the Minister of Trade, South Africa) Tbd, COSATU Employers or government representative Arrival of media participants Tuesday, 27 October 2015 Joint Civil Society and Media Dialogue 09:30-10:00 Keynote opening address 10: The relationship between WTO and Regional Trade Agreements: What do the mega-regionals mean for Southern Africa and the rest of the continent? Keith Rockwell, Director, Information and External Relations Division, World Trade Organization Trudi? Government and/or academic speaker 11:30-11:45 Coffee/Tea Break 11:45-13:00 The WTO Dispute Settlement System: How does it work? And what is its relevance for Africa Professor David Unterhalter (WITS University/previously Appellate Body, WTO) Page 3 of 5

4 13:00-14:30 Lunch Break 14:30-16:00 - Food safety - Standard setting - Renewable energy (although not necessarily WTO related Dr Elsie Meintjies (SADC Secretariat) expert on standards/food safety Dr Paul Jourdaan (Energy Expert) 16:00-16:30 Coffee/Tea Break 16:30-18:00 Economic AND sustainable development in the SADC region: How the WTO can be a valuable partner WTO Dr Daniel Ndlela, Zimbabwe Academic 19:00 Joint Dinner Wednesday, 28 October 2015 Media dialogue 09:30-11:00 Introduction to the WTO: (1) The multilateral trading system and international trade negotiations (2) WTO decision making Page 4 of 5

5 11:00-11:15 Coffee/Tea Break 11:15-12:45 The 10 th WTO-Ministerial Conference: Where do we stand? 12:45-14:15 Lunch Break 14:15-15:30 The Trade Facilitation Agreement what's in it for Africa? this session also features earlier in the programme Tbd (speakers from the region) - ideally, a business person in support and a government/civil society person with questions 15:30-16:30 WTO Media relations and activities 16:30 Closing Remarks Renate Tenbusch, Director, South Africa Office, Page 5 of 5

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